Local activist weighs in on EPISD’s recent budget approval
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted a $547 million operating budget for the 2025–26 school…
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Juárez’s Animal Welfare Department fining residents over animal cruelty and abuse cases
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The city of Juárez continues to see cases of animal cruelty throughout the area, having recently issued fines to over…
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Video: Flash flooding in Ruidoso
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Village of Ruidoso was hit by flash flooding Thursday. ABC-7 viewers sent in video of water filling the streets of…
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El Paso real estate developer Stuart Meyers has died
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso real estate developer Stuart Meyers has died. Meyers founded The Related Companies Florida LIHTC Group, The…
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Grandmother-granddaughter duo separated by distance write new children’s book
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– A grandmother and granddaughter duo are celebrating a big milestone after publishing a children’s book. Grandmother…
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Trump can maintain control of thousands of California national guardsmen, appeals court rules
Originally Published: 19 JUN 25 22:37 ET Updated: 20 JUN 25 00:16 ET By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court is allowing President…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Hot for now; cooler temps and storm potential soon
EL PASO Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert no longer for the heat but this time for storm potential. Today we start the first…
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Aaron Jones teams up with Will Hernandez for a series of free sports camps
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso’s Aaron Jones is back home in the Sun City doing what he loves, giving back to the El Paso community. He and his brother…
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LGBTQ youth suicide hotline to close
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– On Tuesday, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced its ending the national suicide…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee: Yesenia Alarcon-Ortega
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native, Yesenia Alarcon-Ortega, grew up walking the halls of El Paso High and returned to her old stomping grounds…
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Two migrants convicted of illegally entering New Mexico National Defense Area
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Two migrants were just convicted of trespassing into the recently established New Mexico National Defense Area. The…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Hot for now, decreasing temps and increasing rain chances soon
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for the heat. Today’s forecast will be similar to yesterday, temps will be above the…
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EPISD board approves new budget, staff raises
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees met Wednesday night to discuss the 2025-2026 District Budget. The…
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3 people rescued, treated for heat exposure today
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews have rescued three people suffering from heat exposure in desert areas around El Paso today. The El Paso…
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Migrant becomes first to be convicted in court on National Defense Area-related charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A judge found Dario Javier Trejo-Burbano guilty of one count of improper entry by a migrant and one count of entering…
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One dead after shooting in Central El Paso
UPDATE: Officials say a 21-year-old male died at the hospital due to his injuries. The shooting was reported around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday night. Police…
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Tiger seized in Juárez neighborhood
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officials seized a tiger found in a Juárez neighborhood. The two-year old male was kept in a makeshift space with a dirt…
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Tracking the wildfires in southern New Mexico
Update (5:46 PM): There are four wildfires burning in southern New Mexico at the moment: the Buck Fire, the Trout Fire, the 7 Springs Fire, and the…
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Funeral for El Pasoan killed while working as police officer in Arizona
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department, family and friends will celebrate the life of Gabriel Facio in a service at Cielo Vista…
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Former El Pasoan who lost cabin in Ruidoso Fires is rebuilding
ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala spent several days covering the devastation caused by those fires, and spent the anniversary of the fires in Ruidoso doing…
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Ongoing fires affect air quality and health complications
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The current Trout Fire north of Silver City has burned more than 76,000 acres. The Buck Fire, burning southeast of Aragon,…
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Trout Fire now 38,682 acres
SILVER CITY, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Trout Fire is now burning 38,682 acres north of Silver City. Officials say that the fire is currently 0%…
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Family says immigration agents detained son who is a U.S. citizen
KCAL, KCBS, @CAMERAMANOSCAR, MAYRA VILLARREAL, CNN By Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL)…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Hot and hazy Wednesday!
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert because of the heat once again. We will also see some hazy skies due to smoke and…
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Anne Burrell, popular Food Network chef, dead at 55
Originally Published: 17 JUN 25 17:44 ET Updated: 18 JUN 25 07:15 ET By Alli Rosenbloom and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Anne Burrell, a chef…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025: Cory Herman
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony is June 24th. A member of the Class of 2025 is hockey player and head coach,…
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Mescalero Apache with evacuation near Ruidoso with new wildfire
MESCALERO, NEW MEXICO (KVIA) – ABC-7 brought you breaking news in our 10 p.m. show after an evacuation notice was issued to some residents on the…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Another Triple Today
El Paso reached day number 13 of triple-digit temperatures so far this year. The high soared to 108 – the record today is 109. I expect more triples…
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7 Springs Fire: Evacuation order in place for part of Mescalero Apache Reservation
Update (8:22 PM): Mescalero Apache Fire Rescue says that an evacuation order has been issued for the reservation residents living in Nogal Canyon.…
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ABC-7 AT 4: June is Elder Abuse Prevention Month, time to check on elderly friends and neighbors
El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—Adult Protective Services will host the “It Pays to Partner with APS” conference on Thursday, June 26th, from 8 a.m.…
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